Locations of Security Village Sheriffs and Smart Security Lights will be offered by Seoul citizens' request

The Seoul Metropolitan Government has decided to actively reflect citizens' opinions in selecting target areas for the "safe village sheriff" and installation of “smart security lights” projects this year.

The Seoul Metropolitan Government will receive applications for areas subject to "safe village sheriff" and "installation of smart security lights on alleys" by February 13 through the "Seoul Single-person Household Portal" to create a safe night environment for single-person households and ordinary citizens.

The "safe village sheriff" project and the "installation of smart security lights on alleys" project in Seoul were first implemented last year to strengthen late-night crime safety in single-person residential areas and will be implemented in earnest starting this year.

The Safe Village Sheriff project is a two-person village sheriff conducts late-night patrols and crime prevention activities from 21:00 to 2:30 the next day, and through a 60-day pilot project last year, they carried out safety accident prevention activities such as reporting butane gas explosions, returning home at night, and handing over to drunkards.

This year, professional security companies will be selected and their activities will begin at 15 locations for about four months from April to July.

The "Alley Road Smart Security Light Installation" project replaced old security lights in alleys with LED lights, which are equipped with IoT signals, and installed 2,941 lights in 13 locations last year.

Smart security lights linked to the "Ansimi app" automatically brighten up when you turn on the app and approach the surroundings of the security lights. In case of an emergency, security lights blink and the situation will be transmitted to the autonomous district CCTV control center in real-time, allowing autonomous district control personnel or police to be dispatched to the scene quickly.

The Seoul Metropolitan Government plans to install a total of 2,000 smart security lights at locations selected through public offerings this year.

Anyone interested in creating a safe residential environment for single-person households can participate by the application, and the final areas will be selected in February after consultation with the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, the Seoul Metropolitan Police Commission, and the local community.

“The crime rate in areas where one household is concentrated is up to four times higher than in other areas, and securing the safety of crime at night time is a very urgent task,” said Lee Hae-sun, head of the special measures for one-person households in Seoul. “From this year, we plan to increase the effectiveness of the project by actively hearing the opinions of citizens and installing them where citizens think they need them, and we hope that many citizens, including one household, to participate.”
 

Reported by Smart City Today